Colander-holder.



J. WEH.

GOLANDER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 11, 1913.

1,1 12,744. Patented Oct. 6, 1914.

THE NORRIS-PETERD CO" PHOTU-LIIHO., WASHINGTON. D. C.

UNITED STATES rn'rnn'r ormon.

JOSEPH WEI-I, 0F ELIZABETH, NEW

Application filed fieptember 11, 1913. Serial No. 789,310.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrrr 1in, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elizabeth, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain Improvements in Colander-Holders, of which the following is a specification. I

The objects of this invention are to provide a colander holder which will support the colander from the faucet over a sink; to provide such a holder which is readily .applied to and removed from the faucet; to render said support readily and securely attachable to a colander; to provide means for attaching said support to various sizes and kinds of colanders; to prevent relative twist between the colander and the faucet when attached; to provide such a support which may be readily grasped in ones hand and used as a handle for the colander when not on the faucet; to secure simplicity of con struction and operation, and to obtain other advantages as may be brought out in the following description.

Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like characters of reference indi cate the same parts throughout the several views; Figure 1 is a perspective view. of a colander attached to a faucet by my improved support; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the support removed therefrom; Fig. 3 is a plan of the same; Fig. i is a sectional view on line A-A-of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail view from the outside of the colander, and Fig. 6 shows a modified form of the faucetengaging end of my holder.

In the specific embodiment of the invention illustrated in said drawings, the reference numeral 1 indicates a faucet the spout of which is provided with threads 2 as is usual in cold water faucets employed over kitchen sinks. An annular shoulder 3 is ordinarily formed around said spout at'the upper end of the threads 2 and it is to said spout above this shoulder thatI attach my improved support. Said support comprises a shank having a middle fiat portion a of any desired length, provided longitudinally of itself with a slot 5. At one end of said middle or flat portion 4 the shank bends, as at 6, backward from the plane of the flat portion, and at its free end curves to one side, forming a hook which is substantially semi-circular and adapted to hook around the spout of the faucet just above said annular shoulder 3 thereon. Said hook is Specification of Letters Patent.

COLANDER-HIOLIDER.

PatentedOct. 6, 1914.

therefore proportioned to lit; said spout nicely, and upon its upper side areupward projections 8, 8, one near the shank of the support and the other near'the free end of thehook, said projections forming between themselves an upwardly open bracket or fork so that when the hook 7 is positioned about the spout as above described and rest ing upon the shoulder 3 the fork engages the under side of the faucet, as shown, with its projection 8, 8 on either side thereof. The hook thus securely holds the support from twisting or falling off the faucet, and yet by raising the other end of the support, the same will swing on the shoulder 3 of the faucet as pivot, and the projections 8, 8 will disengage the faucet so that the support may be readily removed. 7

It will be understood that the middle flat portion 4: of my improved support extends forwardly downward from the faucet, and at the lower end of the shank are oppositely extending wings 9, 9 transverse to said shank and slightly curved tangential to the plane of the flat face of the shank portion 4, so as to be concave on the same side of the support as thehook at the other end of the support is concave to receive the faucet. Furthermore, the curvature of said wings 9, 9 is preferably approximately the same as the curvature of the side wall of an ordinary colander near its bottom, so as to lie thereagainst.- A. spur 10 projects forwardly from between the wings 9, 9 and is bent downward to form an end 11 adapted to enter one of the plurality of holes 12 in the wall of a colander-l3 when the wings lie against said wall, as shown in Fig. 1. By this means, the wings 9, 9 are held close to the wall of the colander and relative twist between the stem and the colander is prevented, It is preferable in attaching my support to a colander to introduce said finger 10 in one of the lower holes in the side of the colander and having the shank extend upwardly contiguous to said side and project beyond the top thereof. In order to releasably retain said support in this position, I provide an adjustable clamp 14: slidable on the flat middle portion 4 of the shank. This clamp as preferably made provides a pair of arms 15, 15 extending laterally from the edges of said flat portion and adapted to be slid down against the top edge of the colander. A finger 16 projects from between said arms 15, 15 longitudithus overlying on the inner surface of the I colander.

Flanges or guides 17 extend rearward from the arms 15, 15 on either side of the flat portion 4 and prevent the adjustable clamp from twisting on said flat portion, and a suitable bolt or screw 18 extends from said clamp through the slot 5 with its head underlying the marginal portion thereof. A wing nut 19 is shown in the drawings as means for tightening the clamping member in adjusted position on the shank portion, but obviously this or any other of the illustrative details may be varied Without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the appended claims. Furthermore it is to be understood that although a colander has been shown as the particular vessel or utensil to which my support may be applied, it is to be understood that the invention is applicable to numerous other articles to which it may be removabl-y or permanently attached as desired.

Where there is no faucet having the annular shoulder 3 thereon, I may construct the faucet-engaging end of my holder as shown in Fig. 6, where 20 indicates a ring adapted to slip upward onto the lower end of a plain faucet spout and retain itself frictionally thereon under the twisting action of the weight of the colander. @bviously this modified construction of the faucet-engag ing end could be employed without any change in the rest of the holder.

Having thus described-the invention what I claim is.

1. A support comprising a hook member adapted to engage about the spout of a faucet, and means projecting upward from said hook member to engage the under side of the horizontal portion of the faucet and prevent the book from twisting around'said spout.

2. A support comprising a 'hookmember adapted to engage about the spout of a faucet, means for connecting the end of said hook member away from the faucet to a vessel, and means projecting upward from the hook to engage the under side of the horizontal portion of the faucet and prevent said hook from twisting-around said spout.

3, A support comprising a hook member adapted to engage about the spout of a faucet, adjustable means for connecting the end of said hook member away from the faucet to a vessel, and means projecting upward from the hook to engage the under side of the horizontal portion of the faucet and prevent said hook from twisting around said spout.

4. A support comprising a shank having a lateral hook adapted to take around the spout of the faucet and providing at the upper side of said hook a hollowed seat to engage the underside of the horizontal portion of the faucet, and supporting means on said shank.

5. A support comprising a shank having a lateral hook adapted to take around the spout of the faucet and projections noon the upper side of said hook forming between themselves a seat for the horizontal portion of the faucet and supporting means on said shank.

6. A support comprising a hook member adapted to engage about the spout of a faucet, a shank connected to the hook, lateral wings on said shank for preventing a vessel from twisting with respect to said shank, and means for connecting said shank to said vessel.

7. A support comprising a shank having means at one end to engage and be carried by a faucet and having means at its other end to engage a vessel, and means intermedr ate of said ends for securing the vessel thereto.

8. A support comprising a shank having means atone end to engage and be carried by a faucet and having means at its other end to engage a vessel, and means slidable upon said shank intermediate of said ends for securing the vessel thereto.

9'. A support comprising a shank having means atone end to engage and be carried by a faucet and having means at its other end to engage a vessel, means intermediate of said ends for securing the vessel to said shank, and means to retain said scouring means in adjusted position on said. shank.

JOSEPH WEH.

Witnesses Janus Hrssnr, W. Vio'ron Reliant.

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